how to add wi-fi to a new printer

[wolfgangclassen]

made a mistake and got a new printer that dose not have wi-fi but can print from phone.

? is can I just connect a wireless router to the ethernet port as the home wi-fi is in basement and printer is on upper floor .

we have a old wi-fi routerthat we own but the one for the net is from the telco.

just need to print bank statment after paying bills. ? will my HP pavilion 64alow 2 routers at the same time.

there is no phone jack close to the printer location.

[banhien]

Hi,

It does not have wifi but it does have

    Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port; built-in Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX network port

All you need is to connect it to your wifi router using a CAT5e or CAT6 cable and you can print from computer(s) and other devices wirelessly

                     

All you need to do: run setup from your computer(s) and select connect printer to network using wired connection. Please  try the following setup:

     http://www.labnol.org/gadgets/make-wired-printer-wireless/12639/

Regards.

[wolfgangclassen]

the cable would run to far. rhe printer is in dinning room cornner of counter and the router is in the mid basement.

if I cannot make it wi-fi as is a add on plug and play then will just move laptop to print with cable.

when out of ink will just buy a new one that is wi-fi.

the reason for laser was that the ink would not dry out as I do not print 200 pages a year.

last printer was a hp 4620 ink jet but started to make a lot of noise when checking and started to print only the top half of each letter. no error code, done the clean head stuff a no. of times.

[sabretooth04]

Sorry to jump in here, but this may work for you.  Use your house wiring for Ethernet.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=powerline+adapters

[wolfgangclassen]

also printer dose not fit the eternet connection that is the same on modem . both ends are the same and fit the computer and the modem.seems like the printer needs a regular phone jack and the modem needs a biger jack.we tryed to connect the printer to computer with the ethernet cable but the cable dose not fit into the printer.

[sabretooth04 · Accepted solution]

The printer has Ethernet.  You use a CAT 5/6 cable from your modem to your router.  CAT 5/6 from the router to your printer.  The phone line jack you see is for the FAX.

[wolfgangclassen]

thanks for the info, had the wrong plug location.

not very discriptive in the paper manual.

? also if I conect the ethernet cable to the laptop will it print through there  and connect to the wi-fi so I could use another computer that is on the network, as in print from a diffrent computer through the network.

you have been very heplfull . thanks a lot

[sabretooth04]

Yes, just load the HP software and drivers on all computers you want to print too.